Discuss the following:
Climate change policy in Ontario
⢠New provincial government ends carbon pricing policy
⢠New plan to reduce emissions out for public consultation
⢠Min. of Environment ruled out carbon pricing (towards the end of article)
⢠Province believes it is not an effective way to change behavior:
âWe are out talking to people about the approach we're going to take⦠That approach won't include a carbon price. But we do, for example, plan, as we said during the election, to have an emissions-reductions fund to fight climate change.â
âWe are focusing on the polluters, in terms of people producing the most emissions, not on individual families and people.â
⢠Besides carbon pricing (either through tax or cap-and-trade), what other options does the province have?
⢠In light of the above quotes, how might these policies perform?
Discuss the following:
Climate change policy in Ontario
⢠New provincial government ends carbon pricing policy
⢠New plan to reduce emissions out for public consultation
⢠Min. of Environment ruled out carbon pricing (towards the end of article)
⢠Province believes it is not an effective way to change behavior:
âWe are out talking to people about the approach we're going to take⦠That approach won't include a carbon price. But we do, for example, plan, as we said during the election, to have an emissions-reductions fund to fight climate change.â
âWe are focusing on the polluters, in terms of people producing the most emissions, not on individual families and people.â
⢠Besides carbon pricing (either through tax or cap-and-trade), what other options does the province have?
⢠In light of the above quotes, how might these policies perform?
